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Ch 11 MC2010

Administering Medications SGii

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should parenteral drugs be charted the same as oral medications??? yes
what should the charting include??? - name of medication - dosage - route - date - site - signature of patients administered medication
where should IM injections should be administered??? directly into muscle tissue
what angle the injections should be given??? 90* IM 45* SQ 15* ID
the 4 sites IM injections are to be given??? - deltoid muscle - vastus lateralis - dorsogluteal - ventrogluteal
where is the deltoid located??? upper outer surface of upper arm
the size of the gauge and the length of the needle for the deltoid muscle... 23g - 25g, 5/8" - 1"
where the vastus lateralis muscle is located??? outer portion of upper thigh, part of quadriceps
which site is the most commonly used site for large volume and thick medications. dorsogluteal site
where the SQ injection is given??? under the skin in the fat (adipose) tissue
the angle the SQ is given... 45*
what angle a SQ is given if administering heparin or insulin??? 90*
how long and why a patient should remain in the office after medication is given?? 10 min, to check for allergic reactions
this method is used to administer med when med is irritating to SQ tissue or med may discolor the skin. z-track method
when an intradermal injection is used for allergy testing
what test is used for TB testing . mantoux test
if redness at the skin site is a positive reaction is negative, redness is a normal skin reaction
some medication routinely administered IV??? - chemotherapy meds - rheumatoid arthritis med - antibiotics - monoclonal antibodies - analgesics
common therapeutic blood product uses as IV therapy immunoglobulin
what "rights" to check when checking the doctors order. - right patient - right solution - right drug - right technique - right route
reason(S) immunizations are given. to decrease susceptibility to disease
protein substances produced by lymphocytes in the spleen, lymph nodes tissue and bone marrow antibodies
body's antibodies to fight off the cause of a disease. immunity
how many doses of diphteria are given??? 5 doses
respiratory disease transmitted by bacterium directly or indirectly contact, most common in children under 4 yrs of age pertussis
pertussis is also known as .... whooping cough
disease of the nervous system, bacterium enters the body through a break in skin, s/s are fever, high BP, muscle spasms. tetanus
what is the most common type of hepatitis??? hepatitis A
how hep A is spread ??? through contact/eating/drinking contaminated food or water.
how hep B is spread??? through contact w/ contaminated serum in blood transfusions/ needles/ instruments
what does the MMR vaccine protects children from ??? measles, mumps, rubella
the common name for varicella is.... chickenpox
virus spread through contact w/feces of an infected person. polio
the two types of polio vaccines are.... - inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) - oral polio vaccine (OPV)
what other testing is done ID other than TB???? allergy skin testing
Created by: ricrom81
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